PlayStation Plus: Your December content

Hello everyone! It’s that time of year again when snows starts to cover the ground; fairy lights and mince pies take over the world and everyone is a little bit merrier! So, what better way to get in the mood than by divulging the latest PlayStation Plus content coming your way throughout December?

I hope you’re excited as we are about the content line-up for this month, as we bring you a critically-acclaimed AAA blockbuster, an epic sci-fi shooter and a phenomenal puzzle platformer – and that’s just the PS3 content!

So, let’s kick off with a big one. We’re very happy to announce that from 5th December we’ll be offering the stunning Batman: Arkham City as your headline title for the next four weeks!

Delivering a genuinely authentic Batman experience that takes you deep inside the diseased heart of Gotham City, critics universally agreed that this is a shining example of what a superhero game should be. I don’t think it needs much more of an introduction – just play it and find out for yourself.

Also out on 5th December, we are pleased to announce that we have secured the beautifully designed LIMBO from the hugely talented Danish developer Playdead. This wonderfully eerie platformer takes you on a challenging journey through hostile environments, overcoming a series of physical puzzles and deadly traps in an effort to learn the fate of your sister.

It’s one of the most critically-acclaimed downloadable games ever and packs a real emotional punch – check it out as soon as you can.

To round off your PS3 content for December we have secured Vanquish, the stunning third person shooter from developer Platinum Games and publisher SEGA. Directed by Shinji Mikami – the creator of the Resident Evil series – it’s a sci-fi shooter that sees you take on the role of Sam, a government agent kitted out with a futuristic battlesuit. Fast, fun, fluid and utterly frenetic, if you’re after a rush of pure gaming, Vanquish is the game for you.

And that brings me onto the next section of my update – your upcoming PS Vita content. From 19th December your headline title will be the latest version of a classic franchise: Mortal Kombat (not available in AU). Developed at series creator Ed Boon’s NetherRealm Studios, critics agreed it was a stunning return to form and one of the finest brawlers in recent years. A gritty, gruesome treat lies in wait!

Your second piece of PS Vita content, launching on 21st December, is beautiful puzzle platformer Knytt Underground – the exciting follow-up to indie hit Knytt Stories. Boasting over 1,800 rooms to explore and multiple story-driven quests to complete, this one should keep you occupied well into 2013.

I guess that’s it folks! Look out for an update just before Christmas on your January content, but until then enjoy the December offerings.

Actually, hold on! I almost forgot we have a little extra surprise coming your way!

We’ve been working hard with publisher Ripstone to bring Knytt Underground to the PS Vita Plus service for a while now, but because we’re feeling in the Christmas mood we’ve also arranged to bring you the game on PS3 too, through our PlayStation Plus Presents line. Like the PS Vita version, it will be available from 21st December and will support Cross Buy so you can make the most of your extra 1GB storage and play at home and on the move!

But that’s not all! As we believe Christmas really is a time for giving, as of 12th December we will also be bringing you Big Sky Infinity, a stunning shoot ’em up from the development teams at VooFoo Studios and Boss Baddie. Like Knytt, this title also supports Cross Buy so you can enjoy it on both PS3 and PS Vita.

As usual, you can also expect exclusive PS Plus discounts on lots of titles, including the phenomenal Rayman Origins. We’ll update you on these offers in the weekly Store posts.

If you are not currently a Plus member, visit our PlayStation Plus site to find out more about the service. Here you’ll learn all you need to know about the Instant Game Collection, which gives members access to at least 14 games at any one time, and over 65 games across the course of a 12 month subscription – all for a one-off payment of just £39.99.

I think that really is it this time, so I am signing off for now! Enjoy your games!

Once again: great value! Good work guys. Just 1 question, am I able to play games received through PS plus (I downloaded chronovolt for instance and am still a ps+ member) for the Vita after it was removed from the IGC? I still need to finish that game…

Yes make sure that you download it while it is part of the IGC and you can continue to play it. It will only not be available to you if do not continue with your subscription to Plus but with so much great content and much more planned why would you want to do that!!!!

Ugh.
No thanks. Arkham City came with my PS3 Slim last year and I sold that game soon after. I gave it a good go but it’s just too tedious and I actually like Batman (reading or watching, but turns out I find ‘being’ Batman remarkably dull). Mortal Kombat has never been good. Limbo’s not much fun either and Knytt is one of the most pointless and overrated games to come out of the indie scene.

Pretty disappointed with this lot. Sorry. Vanquish might be worth a few goes and I don’t know what that shooter’s like to play but other than that I’ll pass.

I need to stop buying games and just have Plus games. Recently bought Arkham City, Vanquish and got Mortal Kombat in a bundle with my Vita. I might just DL them and trade in the boxed versions for a tin of beans or whatever they give you for used games these days.

I’ll check out Limbo but I’m not too fussed about Knytt Underground and Big Sky Infinity.

I don’t get why every PS3 / PS Vita owner doesn’t have Plus? The value is astounding.

That is a really excellent lineup. As an Australian subscriber, I have a question, though. With Mortal Kombat refused classification in Australia is there anything else lined up for those down-under or do we just miss out? It’s an unfortunate situation and I understand if there isn’t anything else lined up.

This month I’d have to say that I have 2/3 titles (AC and Vanquish). However, Vita turns things around, as I’m getting one this week and I wanted MK for Vita (given I have the PS3 version). So you’ve made me really, really happy.

I do really think PS Plus is one of the very best things to happen to the PlayStation brand in a long time.

I have all 3 of the PS3 5th December games also, but only played Limbo.
As is happening too often now with PS+, I buy the games because they’re dirt cheap (Arkham city Β£12.95 and Vanquish Β£9.99) and then they sit on my shelf just waiting for them to be included in IGC (cause that happens before I play them :p ).
Oh well, guess I’ll sell them both and keep the digital versions.

Excellent! I borrowed Arkham City off my brother and have just given it back so that’s cool. Vanquish looks good, I recently got round to playing Lost Planet 2, so hopefully this will be better. Limbo is also very good, I already have it but it is beautiful and worth a play. When you play it, say ‘I being moody in Limbo’.
I was debating whether to make the cut of my PS+ membership, looks like no cigarettes for a week. I’m not passing this opportunity up. Thanks a lot. You really do make an old man happy! π

I already have Batman and Vanquish (both are amazing games) and Limbo on the xbox. But I don’t mind, since last month I had none of the games. You can’t win ’em all.
But I think I will DL Limbo anyway, for the trophies and the spectacular gameplay. Limbo is brilliant, is what I’m saying.

Mortal Kombat was refused classification in Australia and therefore is not available on the PS Store, can we expect a diiferent game to be offered in its place for customers in Australia and New Zealand?

Ok. None should complain about Batman and Vanquish. I ve played Vanquish and if you ivest some hours the game is fantastic.
As for batman: HOLY MOLY BATMAN!!
PSPLUS TAKE MY MONEY FOR THE NEXT YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION PLEASE!!!

Already have Batman but at least there are a few other decent games there this time. Really disappointed with PS+ discounts. All discounts are for older games. Where’s the discounts for Unfinished Swan, PID and Dyad for example? PS+ is great for new PS owners but long term customers that have been buying AAA games are shafted. Why would I buy Unfinished Swan now when there’s every good chance it will be given away in a few months?

counting Arkham City and Vanquish im still on a streak of free PS Plus games that ive already got. since the Instant Game Collection started ive had about 2 new ones xD. not a bad thing of course, (a tad sad maybe) just shows we have the same taste in great games π

I love ps+. Even when you already have the main stuff, they throw in plenty more games, so there’s always something to play. Hell, I still haven’t got through Motorstorm: Apocolypse, Darksiders, Just Cause 2, Far Cry 2, Crysis 2 etc, and that’s just the retail games! – There’s more free games then I know what to do with! Looking forward to giving Vanquish a go.

Excellent update for anyone who doesn’t have these games too; Limbo in particular is absolutely amazing.

I feel bad for complaining but… no Wipeout 2048? I’d take that over anything else in the list, and I really thought it’d be the game this month. Hell, I thought it’d be the first game handed out. Damn.

Mortal Kombat, approximate time to platinum: 500+ hours, with 10/10 difficulty rating. Never was a fan of fighters anyway. Damn.

New to this Playstation plus, I must say that it is very good value for money. Vanquish is an excellent fast paced FPS, I have Arkham City and I have another question…. Maybe a daft question but if you download a title and it is then removed from the IGC, can you still play it? Thank you all………

Just realised my last two comments were pretty negative. Still an awesome update, I’m just disappointed that the Vita isn’t getting the same treatment as the PS3 and was confused by the Cross Play mentions.

We are looking at lots of different titles all the time and we realise that over the past few months it has been a little shooter heavy, we really appriciate your feedback on titles so please share your ideas

nice update but i would like to have the psvita content closer to the ps3 one.lets say one week after if not the same day.the idea of waiting until the end of the month is not the best imo.still a great update.

Hey, Cris!
This update is awesome. But I am afraid the german users have the same problems like the australian with mortal combat. Please look into a worthy replacement. π It is a sad fact that there are governments that prohibit games and I know that it isn’t Sony’s fault.

I have been meaning to pick Batman up since I loved Arkham Asylum. Limbo has been a title I have been wanting to play. Vanquish I almost bought when it first come out but due to money problems I could not. I pretty much forgot about it then but am happy I get to play it now.

Mortal Kombat for Vita is another great title. I loved it on PS3 but since I all ready had it on PS3 I thought what is the point getting it for the Vita. So am happy I get to play it on the Vita as well.

Thanks Chris for your reply on #13. I think I will have to buy less games now with the many good games available through PS+. I have Mortal Kombat and will sell it or trade it in now that the digital version will become available through PS+. Thank goodness I have bought the 32GB memory card for my Vita!!! With so much content becomming available I am really glad I bought it.

Hopefully Chris will address the Mortal Kombat situation. If we can’t get it, then you guys need to have a look at how the PS+ system works, there’s no reason why some countries miss out on games when we’re paying the same price.

Got all the PS3 titles but they are awesome and a great advert for Plus.
I’ve got a vita though so although I was hoping for Jet Set Radio , they all look like decent titles and will make for a great month.
Can’t understand why any PS3 and Vita owner is not a member as its great value.

some contry are veri racist and superstitious to the effect of games
like germany and australia

many people go berserk by reasons other than games such as laws that affect us in a negative way (but they do not talk about)
i am very sory to german + ausi peopel them have crazy governement about gaming .

Still no Wipeout and JSR for EU PS+? Disappointing. I already own Wipeout and part of my reason behind subscribing to PS+ was to convert some of my games to downloaded versions – so I was disappointed when the US got WO and JSR and we didn’t – had presumed they would come along within a couple of weeks – seems not?

ps… are we supposed to be seeing 2 new PS+ games every 2 weeks? Seems like some of the Vita titles aren’t till later in December.

You have to remember that we didn’t launch Plus on VITA until the 21st November so we want to give at least a month for both of the first games that’s the reason for the VITA games swapping over later in the month

That’s one amazing collection of awesomeness!
Don’t care about Big Sky Infinity but the rest is amazing and I haven’t got any of these. I hope DLC for these games will be in a sweet deal.
Come on Chris, one manly hug for you ;-).

Awesome content. I love PS+ because, although I own many of these games (like Batman AC for example), my PS3 has malfunctioned and no longer reads discs. This is a great way to allow me to play the games, even though I already own them, at least until I can save up enough money to get it fixed or replaced.
Cheers! Keep up the good work.

Just one negative coment. It’s great you plug Plus, it’s an awesome service and I can’t recommend it enough! But please also include the euro and austelian prices in there. It now looks a bit UK only centred.

To anyway who is complaining, just be quiet and stop embarrassing yourself – especially Carnivorous Prime. I have only ever seen you moan and whinge. Either you have the game or it’s not for you so you won’t try it.

One of the true joys of PS+ is giving games that you might not normally be interested in a try. It may not be the case every time, but in many instances you’ll be pleasantly surprised. I remember having zero interest in Costume Quest and then it turned out to be one of my favourite titles of the year.

LIMBO!!!!
Nice choice for for freebie and another great Plus update like always, pitty I owned and beaten Arkham City though but trust me that game is one the best Batman games I ever played along with Arkham Asylum and not to mention it got Game of the Year, now it has Game of the Month for next month’s GOTM. MK for Vita is awesome too but again already got it. May try out Vanquish and but may try out Big Sky, didn’t enjoy Chronovolt but like I said, awesome update and keep this up.

i’m getting a PSvita for christmas, will i be able to download the PS+ games to the playstation, or even just put them through the checkout process and then download them on my vita when i get it, or will i miss out on those titles?

@TheNudgeMan
Yeah,they’ll be in your download list.If you’ve still some on you PS3, you just need to activate them by beginning the download.The license then get’s updated and you can cancel the download.

If you sign up to Plus for the one off yearly subscription of β¬49.99 you can play all these games plus others that are already in the Instant games collection for no extra cost. These games will continue to change either every month or every three months. For all the information you could need to know check out the PlayStation Plus page on PS.com http://uk.playstation.com/playstationplus/

i called batman last month and also tweeted about it at the time i was that sure it was the game of the month, im well happy as i got shot of mine ages ago with out the plat and i was going to buy it at some point.

great shout for vita games, mortal kombat was great on ps3 and i read its not watered down at all on ps vita :).

so very, very good month guys kudos.

as a request(feel cheeky requesting anything after such a stunning month) hows about mvc3 for vita as a free title or discounted please

Although the plus service is great, and keeps getting better, i do feel that lots of genres are being neglected, especially the kids (-12 years) aren’t getting anything.
Would it hurt to trow in a kids game once in a while, like Cars or Toy Story?
Don’t get me wrong, I personally like shooters, but I would love to see more diversity so that everybody gets something they like.

Think of more like renting,or even netflix.You get the games at no extra cost to your plus sub.I think that’s why they call free.
If you let your sub run out,you can’t use the “free” content until you sub again.

First round was a little disappointing to me since I already had Uncharted: GA, Gravity Rush Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack. Chronovolt was pure crap and free crap is still crap. But I fully understand the the choice of free titles to draw in new Vita customers.

Still disappointed in SCEE when it comes to services in Denmark. No YouTube Vita app, no PS Mobile etc. etc. How hard can it be?

Someone has already pointed out that Mortal Kombat won’t be available to Australians, however, I would kindly ask that once Australia gets its R18+ rating in order (early 2013) that this game be added to our PS+ at a later date

If it’s possible, it would be greatly appreciated! Would love to play Mortal Kombat on the go!

Great games. Too bad I already own them all. I guess thats the danger with a service like this. It kinda makes me not wanna buy games anymore just incase they appear on ps+ lol.

Anyway, exceptional month for those who don’t already own them. Batman, Limbo and Vanquish are all incredible games. I’m so delighted that more people will get to play Vanquish; people who might’ve overlooked it before.

Lol,it does eat up space My brother’s is on the verge of choking because of plus.And when I tell him about Batman he’ll have a huge grin on his face.Then the sad feeling will kick in when he remembers he needs space.

Hang on a sec Chris??!! You have replied stating that Batman AC doesn’t include the Catwoman DLC. The Catwoman DLC is an online pass & all full digital titles that you release for PLUS feature the online modes. Was this just some misinformation by yourself or not, as it seems a bit silly to release a game that you can’t attain the Platinum for, due to no online pass??

The Plus section on the Vita store needs to be a lot more comprehensive. At the moment it only covers Vita titles, but there’s huge range of Plus discounted PSP title available at the moment. The only way to find them is to scroll though every single PSP game.

Super Stardust Portable for the PSP has also been free for Plus for ages, but has been lost from any Plus section since the PS3 store changed. Before there was a “Freebies” section that listed every free item, but now there’s just the IGC section, which it’s not part of.

Seriously what’s the point of offering all this cool stuff if no one knows about? You need to make people aware that Plus content is more than the IGC on Vita.

UNBELIVEABLE! I really hope one of you guys who make this forum read this comment because i really just wanted to thank you for the awesome service you guys are consistently providing us with. I like many others already own Arkham City & Vanquish but just the fact that you have secured B;AC a TRULY bonififed AAA title just makes me so thankful to be a PS+ subscriber.

Now we also get MK for the Vita aswell as all the other stuff aswell! Further discounts on the GTA sale……the list goes on and on.

I often think how you guys at Sony can afford to give us such an amazing deal with PS+ but lately Ive started to guess how as my friends list – which is maxed out almost at 98 friends – is now overrun by PS+ emblems.

You really are doing an amazing job so thank you SCEE, as ive said before, we are now the envy of all other SCE regions.

Really great choices, I already have AC and limbo on another platform but I cant wait for vanquish and will definitely play through limbo again anyway.

Moving forward it would be great to see God of War 3 before the new one is released and now that walking dead is complete it would be a great time to finally catch us up on that like the Americans got a few months back.

Another crappy month for me. If this continues I’m not re-subscribing to Plus again.
Don’t get me wrong, the content is fantastic for those who like digital versions of retail games or don’t own them already but I feel I’m being left out. I hate downloading “retail games” and since the “10 games per month” started, I only got one “retail game” I didn’t own already and I really don’t what to play it either. I can’t even get a discount on games I want like Okami or Killzone HD.
I suggest you give the option to choose between “retail games and store games”. Have like 5 games per month (2 retail and 3 store titles) so we can choose 3.
This is not a rant, I’m just expressing my feelings about the current state of Plus, being almost a 2 year-old subscriber.

another great month for ps plus! started in July, and haven’t regretted a single month!! do you reckon we get Bioshock/Bioshock 2? or a sale on it some time soon, since Bioshock Infinite is on the way, a good way to get us prepped!

wow this is the best update i have ever received the only game i already have is limbo which i bought day one on PSN and never got around to playing it.
i finished arkham asylum 4 months ago and promised myself i would not buy arkham city until i could acually use the combat system lol looks like im gunna need to learn fast.

i have heard great things about vanquish but wasn’t willing to take a gamble on it and those 2 other games though i have never heard of them are the icing on the cake.

this massively helps to cheer me up after the BO2 season pass issues so thanks alot chris

i would adore a harley quinn dlc discount as i was gunna grab the GOTY edition if i bought it on disk anyway and that would be the cherry tree on top of the bakery.

i appreciate these though i probley wont get started on these until january with all the games that came out recently and an unfinished ratchet and clank all 4 one.

Out off all the psvita fighting games they had to pick Mortal Kombat which is the one I own :(.(it does not even have DLC) Besides that I am very happy with the selection both on the ps3 side and psvita side of ps+.

It IS the xmas plus IGC month, so obviously it had to be good, i mean reading some comments here i am thinking Chris is paying for your games, or scee are just giving them away, please stop with the gratitude, also i believe these plus games are not just financed by the 40 pound sub.. ie BLOPs2 season pass costing all (EU) Β£7 more than rrp, rrp from Activision, crazy conversion rates and forced ‘adverts’ as well.. i really wouldn’t be surprised if all of this EU extras actually subsisides sce’s plus programme worldwide. But thats only my outlook, also no Catwowan dlc, so how many people Will buy that and other Batman dlc, Yes i understand it’s a business, but cannot help having a bad feeling on it. Maybe if i lived in US or had a US account i mightn’t be so doubtful.
Also, if anyone is going to get All Batmans dlc you would spend Less buying GotY ed, was as cheap as Β£17 in Asda, a few weeks ago, but is still only Β£24 in Game.
Lastly, Chris, how can you promise replacement games for Aus and Germany, when those guys in Saudi Still haven’t had RDR replaced ?.

God damn, you guys are really getting some great content to PS+. I may already own Arkham City, but this is my incentive to go for the platinum now I guess. Even so, a very, very good game. Thanks.

Vanquish always interested me, but I never bought it. Now I get the chance to actually play it, which is awesome.

Limbo I own on another system already, but again, a brilliant game.

The other stuff, I’ll just have to check out when it becomes available.

Personally, I feel the service you guys have offered over the last few months has been fantastic. I can see myself being a PS+ subscriber for a very long time to come. I hope to see PS+ being supported like this for many years to come, hopefully continuing on to the next generation of PS consoles, whenever that may be.

as for next Plus title I’d suggest something with coop, maybe Lost Planet 2, I’d love a racing (NFS or GRID series) or fighting game (Tekken or Soul Calibur) too, diversity is key to not getting bored quickly

one question though : when are you going to swap “evegreen” games like LBP2, Motorstorm and Infamous 2? is it dec 31 2012 or june 31 2013? Heard those two dates don’t know which one is correct.

Chris Howe, as much of a fan of playstation plus i am, i would love to see trials of brand new titles and more of them like our american buddies get on their playstation store. As ours are all dated, stale and very few. Can you tell us why this is and when this tragedy is going to be addressed?? p.s. doing a great job apart from that. cheers dude

your guy’s are on a unstoppable role.
and i love it.
even though i already got the big two titles.
i’d love be able to play them from hdd.
the other two titles look very good to, so i definitely have enough to look forward to, and to be honest i haven’t even had the time to finished the last 4 games so theres definitely lots stuff to look forward to.
Thank you guy’s

Just want to concur with most of the other people commenting and say GREAT UPDATE!! Really looking forward to basically all the games on both the Vita and the PS3! I saw that you said you guys are glad for all feedback on which games we the gamers want, so I thought I would mention which ones I would really enjoy see being added to the IGC:

Already have Arkham City but have been wanting Limbo for a while now and have heard nothing but good things about vanquish. And also exicited for Knytt Underground and Big Sky Infinity for when I get my vita. These are also two completly new titles aswell so that means anyone who has had the vita for a while and were disapointed when they had most of last months titles will be happy aswell, smiles all round

Good games once again. Sadly i’ve got them all but will d/l Limbo for PS3 and play it again for a few trophies. Would you believe i bought Arkham City GOTY yesterday. Dayuum. However, think i will keep it since the dlc is not going on offer, otherwise i would have took it back.

BTW Chris, i was just wondering why we are repeatedly seeing games receive a PS+ discount less than 2 months after we received it free through plus. First there was Saints Row 2 and now Hell Yeah. Seems like a pointless discount to me since the vast majority will already have these games.

Some of the games that we manage to secure discounts on are for non plus subscribers as well and where we can we try to get an additional Plus discount so if our publishers want to offer a discount we will always look to bring it to you no matter if it has been in Plus recently

will give Batman a go (have Vanguish with its lenticular sleeve and Limbo) not so keen on fighting games but Knytt Underground seems interesting

would you please include some discounts for psn rpgs or rpg dlc like Dragon’s Age also as some of the ultimate editions have been on sale (Saint’s Row the Third – would be nice if the dlc had a sale (some of us already have the game

WOW best PS+ update so far not got 1 of these titles it’s so awesome π

@Everyone who keeps mentioning about DLC being included in games this will never happen with the free games given with PS+ as this is how the developers/Sony make money.

@Chris great job with PS+ but I kind feel like there is a huge lack of RPGs especially as it’s my favourite genre and it would be nice if some were added to the free games list for PS3/VITA. With the amount of free games given for PS VITA it seems like a future purchase for one is inevitable just needs a few must have games for me especially if they are RPGs Keep up the good work!

Hi Gabba11, yeah I am wokring on trying to bring more variety to the service so we can try and give something for everyones tastes unfortuantely this takes a little time so stick with it, we’ll get there

I’m a PS+ subscriber of the US PSN but thinking about subscribing to the PS+ EU service also, just because of the different tittles that we can get, so, will these games also be free on the US version cause i found nothing about it, because if not i’ll sub to PS+ on my EU account! thanks

Hey, great update. Batman is a must have so everyone who have not tried it yet should fell lucky. Any chance for these games in January :
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (and/or Revelations)
Hawx (1 or 2) or Ace Combat
Fifa 13 / NBA 2k12 (I guess 2k13 wouldn’t be available)?

Ps+ Really does pay for itself, never picked up batman city but played asylum and loved it. Heard great things about limbo too, just really looking forward to this update. To think we’re getting even more from the deal.

I honestly wonder how Ps+ is able to offer such amazing deals and freebies. Only downside is I don’t have a PSV (yet) Not stopping me from adding these to my download list. =P

Once again, you did a great job Chris. Really outclassing the US subscription so far!

I envy the people that didn’t already have Arkham City. If I could have 3 wishes I would wish that I had never played that game so I could experience it as a newbie again. I’d wish for that twice, and then that I had never seen the godfather 1 so I could do the same thing to that.

Awesome games the rest of them too, haven’t tried those yet.

I saw you’re open to suggestions for new IGC games, and I’d like to throw in my wishes. I agree that it would be nice to have a shooting break (do you read comments this far back in the comment section?):

how are ye managing to give us all these free games each month its madness!! i love it though especially now with vita having ps plus. definitely 1 of the best updates ps plus has ever gotten (even though i already own batman). Plus was the best thing ive ever subscribed for

I’m sure i speak on behalf of everyone when I say I would really want to see some of the HD collections (Jak and daxter, ratchet and clank, devil may cry etc) released on the PSVita, possibly the sony stuff could be free PS Plus content since you guys have a fairly limited libary of Vita games to work with. Please see what you can do to make this happen? Thanks! π

I wonder what horrible game nobody cares about Australian users will receive instead of Mortal Kombat. I’m going to be very disappointed if we don’t get a full retail game as a replacement.

I’m a bit worried as to the lack of content for Vita. Americans are getting so much from PS+ for it. but apparently we’re going to be stuck with only 2 retail games at a time. That’s a shame, because our PS+ on PS3 is miles ahead of America’s, and we have fewer offerings on Vita for no reason.

“make sure you put them in your download list and then you can play them when you get your VITA”
Is there any way to do this the other direction? I have a vita and will be getting a PS3 soon. Can I add the PS3 games to my account from the vita for when I get a PS3?

ive heard a lot of good things about the batman games so im glad to see that. but am i right in believing there will be less ps3 content on plus because of the fact that they have to cater to psvita aswell? coz if thats the case i think psvita should just have its own playstation plus

Since IGC I probably only get one PS3 game per month that I don’t own already, so the inclusion of the Vita into the subscription has increased the value of Plus significantly as I only own a handful of games for the Vita so far.

A little feedback on the PS+ in case you come back Chris. Vanquish was price dropped just last month, with additional discount for Plus Members. While I had the game already it does mean there are likely Plus Members out there that took advantage of this deal only to see it made free within a couple of months of their purchase. Please try to plan out the IGC a little better to avoid this sort of situation cropping up again in the future, thanks.

Thanks @Sony. Even though there we get yet another shooter this month… Batman is a great game (I liked the first better, though). Too bad I own it allready (although it is kinda nice to have it digitally, too). I’ve been waiting for Limbo, even though Vanquish is a shooter, I’ll give that one a go and MK is just plain NICE! Knytt seems pretty cool, too, so that still is a LOT of good content for me!!
Because I’ve been complaining about all of the shooters lately, it seemed appropriate for me to thank you guys this time around, too!

ahh cool, been wanting to check out arkham city. Already bought limbo a long time ago though, but the vita titles sound promising, I don’t have a vita yet but definitely picking one up after I get the xperia S ;p have to save up lol. And you should know I’m only even considering getting it thanks to the vita plus! Else after spending a fortune on ps3 games I couldn’t afford to support a vita selection too xD well done move! π

As it has just come up in this post here, I think that its the ideal time to tell you that we have been in contact with the publisher and we have managed to secure the Catwoman DLC as part of the deal for this Plus release!!

Also look out in the very near future for some information on discounts on other Batman DLC.

Thank you for securing the Catowman DLC, as afterall it was included with new copies at retail & acted like an online pass of sorts.

@ GABBA11

I only mentioned Catwoman DLC due to it sort of acting like an online pass to entice people to purchase the game new. I thought with us receiving the full game as part of PLUS, the DLC would be unlocked from the start & i’m now glad to see it is

@ Hayzink

Thanks for clearing that up buddy, as I read when it was first released that it was required for the Platinum.

NOOO WAY!! Seriously, Batman??? It’s a great game yes but anyone that hasn’t even played it yet is either an idiot or too cheap and should be ashamed of themselves.

Need to stop putting on the popular stuff. May as-well just throw in CoD, FIFA or even some Assassins creed games if you want to give away good stuff like that which most people has already got.

We need stuff which people most likely wont have. Lost count now how many months in a row that’s been disappointing. I think you should wipe the future plans and give us options to vote what we want cos if this continues then buying plus is just a big mistake

@Dark Angel Well not all of us buy every great game that comes out each year.You mention COD and FIFA and those are one of the most selling games of all times, so it doesn`t make sense why anyone hasn`t bought those.also, Having old releases of Yearly games doesn`t really appeal to me and neither will it to most of the people in the community.Imagine u playing FIFA 11 while your freind is Playing FIFA 13.Just Like you I`m only speaking the truth and whether you like it or not the truth can hurt.
I personally love PS+ and the admins and moderators who are active in the forums and take our opinions into consideration when deciding which game they are gonna put up.
People ask for variety when FPS are put and when they get it they start complaining.Well to hell with them
I Support you guys all the way and appreciate your service and the standard of games you offer.

Thanks guys, I’m a very happy subscriber and have already convinced three friends who also have children that this is such good value that they have all subscribed too. Batman is another excellent reason why PS+ is such good value. I signed up for Β£30 annual subscription, primarily because I wanted to play Red Dead and my son wanted LBP2, which would have cost me Β£30 for those two disks alone, so feel I’ve had my money’s worth already. It took me 51 hours of play but I hit 100% completion on RDR and still dip in occasionally as I love that game. My request for future content would be for at least one child-friendly game each month, ‘R&C: All for one’ was a great November addition. Keep up the good work and try to get us a discount on the Harley Quinn DLC, as it’s the only aspect of Arkham City I’ve yet to play.

@Dark_Angel – here’s a little excercise for you – go and look up the total sales for Arkham City, then look up the total number of PS3 sales; you should find that the vast majority of PS3 owners do NOT own Arkham City – the ones that don’t are in for a real treat and will probably be pretty happy about getting it free.

Perhaps you think that Sony should look at only the games YOU own and build their PS+ freebies to suit just you?

Sly 2 Band Of Thieves (Sly 1 was free a while back for PS Plus members and it would be cool for people to play this, plus with Sly Cooper Thieves In Time coming in March 2013 it could give people a chance to try Sly out)

Tales of Monkey Island, It’s a really fun adventure game. If people remember a while back when Back To The Future The Game was free for Plus members and you enjoyed that well Tales of Monkey Island is even better in my opinion.

Ratchet & Clank Quest for Booty would be a fun game too. While it’s fun it’s also short but it does play like a normal R&C Game.

OMG yeah …. i can’t believe i never got round to getting batman and was on de look out for it on de cheap ”’ fantastic and limbo always wanted to play ,,,,, ooohh yeah … and de other japanese game great ,,,,,,,,, well done sony you made my december …….

Sorry, but I dont like the lineup for Vita very much…maybe the Mortal Kombat..but what about giving us some first person shooter? or some fast cars to enjoy it? maybe some sport game…?

I have one question: The titles which are going to be removed from IGC (what does the shortcut mean?) – I download it for free as a P+ member, copy to PC, and after they will be removed – can I copy them back to my Vita a play?

e.g.
Tho Chronovolt – I backup it onto PC, on 19th December it will be removed from IGC, so I cant download it for free no more, but I can restore my backup from PC to Vita and play normally again?

I was wondering could anyone tell me how can I keep the games that rotate out of collection? Is putting them “in the basket” and “checking out” in the playstation store enough? I mean buying them for 0 pounds. Or do I also have to go through the hassle of downloading them?
I googled and couldn’t find the answer…

@stevan_ns #250 – it is enough to put them in the basket and checkout, you can then download them at some point in the future. I have done this with a few games as my HDD is rammed with all the PS+ goodies from the last few months.

So why is SCEA not posting their Games for PS+ for December, does anyone know? I like SCEE more and more now, cause their listening to fanbase or at least the most part of the fanbase, how come no one posted and update about US PS+ at US Blog?

damn, i had such a good record going!! this is the first month since i got my sub last december that there has been nothing for me.

vanquish and limbo are awesome games, great stuff youv put in this one!! shame i cant get excited over it xD

i would like to echo the above, please add an RPG!! Kingdoms of Amalur has just arrived, and maybe one time a JRPG would be good for some people to try out. just ANY RPG (even mass effect, still havent played any of them)or fantasy-type game!! please and thanks chris :3

great work, cant wait to see whats in store on the christmas sale too π

@drGiggless:
Well I may feel sorry that you guys have a weak Plus collection but you got WipEout 2048, Jet Set Radio which is the game I really want to play for free and of course Final Fantasy PSP while us got Chronovolt and three other games you guys got. Also you’ve got more games than us, in fact we haven’t even got CS:GO for months and even Retro City Rampage from October.

And for the Starhawk single campaign, Plus in Europe also got it for free. And sometimes, our store updates can be crappy sometimes compared to yours. overpriced digital games, PS2 shovelware, singstar icon forced, weak sales etc. Be thankful you guys got better content than us.

I purchased the console recently actually. Although I have been playing PS for quite a while now. First thing I did was get PS Plus and damn was it worth it. With last months releases + this now – really happy π

I got a free PS+ trial when I recently bought a new white slim PS3 and I bought PS+ within two weeks after enjoying the 10 free games. It’s well worth it! I’ve bought enough subscriptions to last until 2015 >:P

Great update but Batman and Vanquish are still for purchase under original price…For Limbo I can only see the unlock for free but not the actual game like before..I had batman on disc for a while back ago though with Harley Quinns dlc bought.

I’ll add Batman Arkham City to my download list but i’ll hold off downloading it fully, until I see what price the DLC will be. You can purchase the Game Of The Year Edition with all DLC for Β£14.95, so if it’s cheaper to do that, then there’s no point in downloading!

A warning to all PS+ subscribers! I downloaded Batman Arkham City not too long ago and when I checked my Hotmail account I had a mail saying I had been charged 29.99 Euros! I checked my transaction history and it ‘s telling me I added the money to my PS Wallet before purchasing it but I know damn well I didn’t!I then checked my account and Automatic Fund is set to “Off”. I’m pretty p!issed that cash has been taken from my account without my consent. I have spoken with the helpline and I’m assured my cash will be refunded but this isn’t on. You can be sure that as soon as my cash is returned I’ll be deleting my credit card details straight away.

well, Old_McGroin i had a similar problem a while back. it took me weeks to resolve. but you should call the them a lot until you get it resolved. i had finally had enough and told them i demand my money back and they gave it to me right then and there. so dont take them telling you that they cant help you at that moment…because they can.

Just read some earlier posts. No need to panic. Lol. Great content again
Im really pleased with the games that PS+ has offered. My only gripe is
That i missed dead space 2. Lol. Great work PS +. What are the chances
Of getting GRADIUS 3+4 and GRADIUS 5 in the classics section. Also
Any of the PS1 GRADIUS games. That would be amazing.

Hey guys, i see my post at 276 may have some influence on the update to the vita store? It now currently has Rayman Origins, Capcom puzzle world, mega man PSP and a PSP Monster Hunter, all with discounts. These are however the only ones in the Plus folder on Vita, in reality we also get discounts on A-Men, Half minute hero, Innocent Life, harvest moon, Valhalla knights 1 and 2 and battlestance, blazing souls accelate, arc the lad, Powerstone collection, the 2 Capcom classics games, jetpack joyride mini, all playable on Vita.

Why have some items that are up for Plus discount in the Vita store, but the majority of discounts are missed out?

Yeah the web store says SFA3 is compatible with PSVita.
It too is on discount but is not shown in the PSVita Plus section or even the PS3 plus section.
I can only find it on the webbrowser store at store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com, even using search on the PS3 store won’t find it.
Are you seeing it on your store hayz?

We need a fix for Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max not showing in the store.

Hey guys, I recently bought a Vita and grabbed PS+ for Uncharted and Gravity Rush. I intend to get a PS3 in the couple months as well. However, I really don’t want to miss out on LIMBO, Batman and LBP2. Is there any way I can get them now while they’re free, but without actually having a PS3?? Please say yes?!!

the webstore is a very good move, at last by sony, allthough as usual its only about 5 years overdue. i would like to know if you can get your plus stuff from it though, because if for no believable reason they can’t, then it will be another hammer blow headed towards one more nail, in the once loved ps brand, it would probably be reason enough to replace the $ in ms to a better suited one in sony. and the, will be added soon line isn’t worth the screen space it’d use. so i do hope it is all good for plus vita owners who don’t have ps3, and those who can’t access theirs for a reason.

I’m onto my fourth attempt at downloading Batman, as each time my download gets stuck at 90 to 91% and also completely slows down the reactions of the entire XMB, sometimes to the point where it will momentarily freeze completely.
It’s definitely not my connection, as it runs fine up to that point, and I have over 100gb of storage free. One last attempt before I give up. >:0(

Much as I appreciate Arkham City as a freebie, the cost of the DLC comes to about the same as a new copy of the recently released goty edition. Would work out a lot cheaper to buy a copy, install the dlc and then sell the disc on (assuming the dlc installs from the disc).